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BARC suspends weekly publishing of ratings for news channels amid ‘fake TRP’ row

AMRITA NAYAK DUTTA

New Delhi: Television ratings agency BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) has decided to suspend publishing of weekly individual ratings for channels in the news genre.

The decision comes a week after the Mumbai Police claimed that Republic TV and two other channels have been manipulating television rating points (TRP) data.


Also read: All about Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema — two TV channels named with Republic in ‘TRP scandal’


Weekly individual ratings for news channels suspended

In a statement released Thursday [on October 15, 2020], the BARC said the decision has been taken in the light of the recent developments.

“This exercise would cover all Hindi, Regional, English News and Business News channels with immediate effect,” it stated.


Also read: How media has hit the self-destruct button in Arnab’s Republic-vs-other TV channels war


Past complaints

Over the years, several private entities have lodged police complaints over fraudulent TRP data.

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